At present, we have 49 retired priests cared for by the Diocese. They have each given many decades of service to the people in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton. We want to help our retired priests live independent lives for as long as possible. So the Diocese provides accommodation and pastoral care. Although a priest "retires" from parish duties he is still in ministry and may, if he wishes, assist parishes with his services. As time goes on a retired priest, like any other aged person, may require more and more assistance to continue living at home. The Diocese ensures he receives all necessary personal care. Eventually he may need to move to a residential or nursing home. The Diocese helps locate suitable accommodation. Caring for the elderly, we all know, is costly but is something we do not want to skimp on. In 2007, the Diocese spent £272,000 on our retired priests. So please help by giving generously to the Retired Priests collection this weekend. Your donation can also be Gift Aided and the tax rebate benefits your parish. With grateful thanks.

St. Richard’s Catholic College warmly invite all staff in their feeder schools, and Catholic teacher’s in our parishes, to a Mass on Tuesday, November 4th at 7pm to be held at the College. Refreshments after Mass give you a chance to meet with colleagues in Eastbourne & St. Leonards deanery schools. Further details, and to register, contact the Chaplain, Angela Brennan, at the college - chaplain@st-richards.e-sussex.sch.uk

This fund raising event will be held in Christ the King Hall. Proceeds will go to CAFOD and the Parish. Good Food and entertainment including line dancing and karaoke. The Manager of CAFOD for A & B, Roger Morton, will be speaking at this event. Contact Teresa on 767583 for more information.

From 6:30 to 8:30pm at Christ the King Hall. Festive treats from Home & Abroad. All donated food welcome. Raffle, Bar, Christmas Music. ADULTS £3, CHILDREN £3 (including a gift from St. Nicholas). LIMITED NUMBER ONLY. Please sign list at Christ the King. A magical moment not to be missed!

A series of five evening meetings being held during November and December at St Thomas a Becket Infant School with the object of exploring and developing our faith. Please take a leaflet at the back of the Church and sign up.

Welcome back to Father Barry after his epic adventure down under. After an uneventful journey from Oz to England he has shaken off the effects of long distance travelling and is back on the beat (to use a moving analogy).

Faith schools, especially Catholic schools, come in for a lot of comment these days on rules of admission, what they teach, how they teach and more.

If you've a child at the Junior School you will already know that it has had an OfSted inspection this week. Watch out for the results when they are published.

Why not let the school know you're opinion of the results of this, our Catholic community school. And if, as hoped, the results are favourable why not let Rachel Turner, the headteacher, know how grateful we are to have a Catholic Junior School for our children to enjoy.

Details of how to contact the school can be found here

Christ the King/ The Holy Rood - Please bring your box in for counting on either Oct 18/19th or Oct 25/26th. Thank you for picking up the emptied boxes. Please collect a copy of the Missions magazine when leaving/collecting your box.

St. Joachim - Please bring in your box for the contents to be counted

The Autumn Fayre will be held on Saturday October 18th.

Please help in whatever way you can, but especially by coming on October 18th to support our parishes. Thank you.

Click here to read the latest Fr. Barry message from Australia. You'll find it below the Mass times

St. Joachim, Friday November 21st at 7:30pm. Contact Ita (501793)

We are in need of help with the preparation for the children’s 1st Holy Communion. Two hours of your time once a fortnight is the only commitment. Please see Deacon Eugene after any of Masses over the week-end.

DAPHNE HOPKINS - Thanks everybody for their love and best wishes at her recent "Coming of Age" !! Special thanks to Little Kiera Fear.
CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY - Money raised came to £770.05 which will be sent to CAFOD. Well done!
RACE NIGHT RESULTS - Congratulations to the organisers of the Race Night on 11th October. The evening raised £773.25 to be split equally with St Wilfred’s Hospice and the Parish. Well done and thank you to all who participated in this event.

This Tuesday, October 7th, 7 to 9pm, Doreen Cronin, Acting Principal, on behalf of the Governors and Staff, warmly welcomes parents and their children to the College to talk with staff and observe pupils taking part in a representative selection of activities.

On Wednesday, October 8th, 7 to 9:45pm, Sacred Heart Church, Norton Road, Hove, BN3 3BF. The evening begins with adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, followed by a talk given by Fr. Richard Blythen, currently serving as a chaplain in the Royal Navy. For more information - Fr. Paul Turner (Vocations Director) on 01293-603773, vocations@dabnet.org, or visit www.calledbyname.org.uk

A race night will be held on October 11th in aid of our church and hospice, tickets £5 for adults and £2.50 for children.

We are seeking donations of bottles of wine and beer to sell in our 'donations bar' on the night, also raffle prizes needed. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause please leave items in marked boxes at the back of church or contact Margaret on 07779963019 ( St Joachim) or Helen on 07790873467 ( Christ the King)

On the Feast Day of St. Wilfrid, October 12th, 6:30pm at St. Saviour and St. Peter's Church, South Street, Eastbourne as part of the 25th Anniversary celebrations.

St. Richard’s Y9 and Y10 pupils went on a cultural exchange to Poland last year. We are delighted to be welcoming the Polish students on their return visit in October.
During their stay, Bishop Kieran will be visiting and celebrating Mass at St Mary Magdalene’s Church in Bexhill on Monday 13th October at 6.30pm. We would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone and especially our Polish families in our college and parish communities. There will be a shared supper in the hall after Mass so if you can, bring a plate of food and join us in this celebration.

CAFOD & Christian Aid invite you to discuss the impact that climate change has on developing countries and what we, at home, can do to help. Thursday, October 16th, 7:30pm at Our Lady of Ransom Parish Hall.

In aid of HCPT, the quiz, at Our Lady of Ransom Parish Centre starts at 7:30pm. Tickets £4 (to include a light supper). Call Jackie - 07976748141

Parents of 14-18 year old young men interested in attending the day on November 8th, 10 to 4pm, should apply to Fr. Paul Turner 01293-603773

Make a note in your diary - November 8th at 7:30pm. More details to come - check here or in the newsletter.

This has been moved to November 15th. Watch out for more information.